Patents by Inventor Derek K. NG

Derek K. NG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dynamic configuration of wireless circuitry to mitigate interference among components in a computing device
    Patent number: 9451630
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to mitigate coexistence interference among multiple wireless subsystems and wired connection ports of a computing device are described. A processor obtains configurations for at least two wireless subsystems and for a connection state of at least one wired connection port. When the first and second wireless subsystem configurations or the connection state of the at least one wired connection port indicate potential or actual coexistence interference, the processor is configured to adjust wireless circuitry of the first and second wireless subsystems. The first wireless subsystem is configured based on frequency bands used by the first and second wireless subsystems, while the second wireless subsystem is configured based on the connection state. In an embodiment, the first wireless subsystem operates in accordance with a wireless personal area network protocol, and the second wireless subsystem operates in accordance with a wireless local area network protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Camille Chen, Derek K. Ng, Benjamin P. Walter
  • DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF WIRELESS CIRCUITRY TO MITIGATE INTEFERENCE AMONG COMPONENTS IN A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150133185
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to mitigate coexistence interference among multiple wireless subsystems and wired connection ports of a computing device are described. A processor obtains configurations for at least two wireless subsystems and for a connection state of at least one wired connection port. When the first and second wireless subsystem configurations or the connection state of the at least one wired connection port indicate potential or actual coexistence interference, the processor is configured to adjust wireless circuitry of the first and second wireless subsystems. The first wireless subsystem is configured based on frequency bands used by the first and second wireless subsystems, while the second wireless subsystem is configured based on the connection state. In an embodiment, the first wireless subsystem operates in accordance with a wireless personal area network protocol, and the second wireless subsystem operates in accordance with a wireless local area network protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Camille CHEN, Derek K. NG, Benjamin P. Walter